WS - Construction Mgr

WillScot•Irving, TX

12d•Hybrid

About The Position

This role primarily supports the front-end pre-construction phases of custom complex construction projects. It involves interacting with customers and prospects, collaborating with the sales team to present capabilities, develop scopes of work, and participate in bid/proposal development. The position also handles deal structuring and approval from a technical and feasibility standpoint, prepares estimates from RFPs, develops the technical package, and establishes project budgets. It is a forward-facing role with significant interaction with the Willscot sales team, customers, and the construction services team. Secondary duties include performing project management on awarded projects, which involves managing internal and external stakeholders, clarifying and fulfilling scope, generating and managing schedules, and overseeing budget management and margin fulfillment. This includes weekly calls, reports, site visits, vendor selection, PO generation, stakeholder coordination, unit delivery, and project completion/turnover.

Requirements

Has a Bachelor's degree (construction or engineering preference) and 3 years of experience estimating projects OR a high school degree and 5 years of estimating experience
Can perform effective blueprint take-offs
Can delineate subcontractor scopes of work
Is proficient in MS Project or other construction scheduling software
Can effectively use construction management/project management software
Has customer service and sales presentation skills to assist Sales Managers in closing deals
Proficiency in MS Word and PowerPoint
Must have very strong - exceptional MS Excel skills
A solid background in building trades and/or site development
Strong attention to detail and company processes and procedures
Able to travel (up to 20%)
Perform site visits
Site management
Interpret plans and read plans
Ensure vendor

Nice To Haves

Modular experience STRONGLY preferred

Responsibilities

Communicating Willscot capabilities
Selling the modular solution and benefits and educating the customer
Qualifying the opportunity through direct communication with the Customer & clear understanding of project requirements
Assembling project information and developing project program requirements
Reviewing proposed site, existing conditions/utilities and physical restrictions
Generating and monitoring schedule, fulfilling budget and scope expectations as laid out in proposal stage
Successfully executing project delivery, handoff, and turnover
Providing VALUE by elevating the technical credibility of Willscot
Assisting the sales team in qualifying the Customer and opportunity
Minimizing business risk through accurate assessment of project feasibility
Providing general technical assistance and support: training and mentoring when needed
Maintaining constant dialogue with regards to market/industry trends, customers and new opportunities
Constantly communicating status on bids/proposals in progress, technical deal structuring and customer interaction
Reviewing and qualifying bid/RFP documents
Reviewing blueprints and specifications, and performing take offs
Ensuring CS representations in pre-bid meetings and job walks
Participating in prebid meetings/job walks/and subcontractor qualifications
Developing project strategy and “Win Factors”
Technically structure the deal and identify cost efficient ways to provide the Customer with an optimum solution
Ensure Go/No Go reviews are scheduled on every project that is equal to or larger than (4) units
Offering value added product and service solutions, i.e. site services
Investigating state and local building codes and regulations
Developing project scope of work
Managing vendor and subcontractor selection including qualifying A/E firms
Reviewing all subcontractor RFQs as solicited by vendors
Developing the project baseline estimate
Assembling the Technical Package and conducting internal reviews
Delivering Technical to Sales Rep and communicating strategies
Developing milestone project schedule; working with the SPM to develop elaborate and detailed project schedules
Developing the project budget in Mission Control
Obtaining hard-costs from selected vendors and subcontractors at win
Scheduling Project Kick-off Reviews with the project team following award
Communicating regional bid activity on a weekly basis to the regional and corporate teams
Monitoring pre-construction progress including but not limited to preliminary and final drawings, proposal writing and submittal to the customer
Maintaining Mission Control up to date and enforcing accountability measures on all front-end (bid activity) reporting
Conducting Post Mortem reviews to evaluate lost opportunities
Managing internal and external stakeholders from award through project completion, including selection and management of installation and transportation vendors (and/or in-house crews), weekly meetings (internal and external), weekly reports, PO generation, budget and scope management, schedule creation and management, and project execution, delivery, and turnover.
Maintaining CS process and SOP